Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of Triassic lithium-rich K-bentonite deposits in Xiejiacao section, South China

• Main Authors: Lin, Yongjie, Zheng, Mianping, Zhang, Yongsheng, Xing, Enyuan, Redfern, Simon Anthony Turner, Xu, Jianming, Zhong, Jiaai, Niu, Xinsheng
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography::Environmental sciences; Li-rich K-bentonite Deposits; Geochemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145314
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Widespread alteration in the Early–Middle Triassic volcanic ash of the Xiejiacao section, south China, has resulted in significant occurrences of lithium-rich K-bentonite deposits with economic potential. Detailed mineralogical and geochemical investigations of Li-rich K-bentonite deposits from the...